HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

掀起

/ xiānqǐ /
Strokes

Definition

to lift/to raise in height/to begin/upsurge/to set off (a campaign)

Example

As a Verb

lift; raise

1
Xiān
掀起
miànzhào
面罩

raise a veil

2
Xiān
掀起
gàitóu
盖头
  
/
guōgài
锅盖
  
/
chuānglián
窗帘

lift (up) a veil/lid/curtain

As a Verb

surge

3
Fēngbào
风暴
zài
hǎimiàn
海面
shàng
xiān
掀起
wànzhàng
万丈
tāo
波涛
  

The storm heaved the sea into mountainous waves.

4
Kuángfēng
狂风
xiān
掀起
làng
巨浪
  

Wild winds raised huge waves.

As a Verb

set off; start (a movement, etc)

5
máoqiú
羽毛球
àoyùnhuì
奥运会
duóguàn
夺冠
hòu
  
,
quánguó
全国
xiān
掀起
le
zhèn
一阵
máoqiú
羽毛球
  

A badminton fever gripped the country when the badminton team took the crown in the Olympic Games.

6
Xiān
掀起
xuānrán
轩然大波

arouse a storm

7
Xiān
掀起
shèhuì
社会
zhǔ
主义
jiànshè
建设
xīn
gāocháo
高潮

set off a new surge of socialism construction

8
Xiān
掀起
lán
波澜
  
/
cháo
怒潮

cause a stir/a tidal wave of indignation

9
Xiān
掀起
gōng
罢工
làngcháo
浪潮

start an upsurge of strikes